Natural Science
Better Living... Through Chemistry?
Eric Schelter, Professor of Chemistry, offers his thoughts on chemistry’s continuing promise, and its public relations problem.
Cheating Chromosomes
Last Look Fall/Winter 2021
Coming Full Circle
Ami Shah Brown, C’96, works on a DNA-based COVID vaccine, a technology she first witnessed as an undergraduate researcher.
New Faculty
Penn Arts & Sciences new faculty members for the 2021–2022 academic year.
Remote Learning and Social and Emotional Health
Angela Duckworth, Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor, and colleagues found that teenagers who attended school virtually fared worse than classmates who went in person.
Faculty Honors
Faculty across Penn Arts & Sciences have continued to distinguish themselves through their research and teaching, and their work has been recognized with notable honors and awards. Here are a few of the most recent.
Diving into the Unknown
Mind DivE In is intended to make graduate school in the sciences more accessible to minority students.
60-Second Lectures: Fall 2021 Roundup (Video)
The 60-Second Lecture series returned to campus this fall and included 1.5 Minute Climate Lectures during Climate Week at Penn.
Summer School
MindCORE hosted two 10-week research programs for students eager to get back in the lab and connect with peers.
Three Questions: A Biologist's Photography
From beach grass to fallen leaves, Philip A. Rea, Professor of Biology, uses a camera to give a new view of the things around us.
How Is a Cicada Like an Oak Tree? (And Why You Should Care)
Daniel Janzen, DiMaura Professor in Biology, on why cicadas (and wildebeests, salmon, and oak trees) act that way.
Oil, Oil Everywhere
Researchers in the Goldberg group, including Karen Goldberg, Vagelos Professor in Energy Research, and Drew Newman, doctoral candidate in chemistry, focus on alternative fuel sources for items that are part of everyday life.
The Virtual 60-Second Lectures: Spring 2021 Roundup (Video)
Lecture topics range from "What Makes a Photograph Memorable?" to "Comics' Lessons for Pandemic Living."
The Night Sky Is the Limit
Physicist Bhuvnesh Jain on how big data is transforming not only the study of the universe, but much of academia.